Man in shorts: “We’re sorry Mr. T, but your Jurassic Bug Zapper there is the source of west coast power outages…You’ll have to shut it down.”
Man with dog (whispering to partner): “You were supposed to wait until we were back in the RV for the second part!”

From what was in the tear-down, the processor is most likely there to provide the front end filtering and data processing. My guess is to establish a predictable, usable, streamlined data packet to allow the software on the PC end to spend more of its time in utilizing the technology in programs and apps; more content oriented if you will.

It’s amazing to see people speaking out in the voice of freedom; whether it is speech, the right to share information, or simply the right to choose whether or not to wear your seatbelt (protection against self? anybody?). Keep your voices strong! Respect!

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